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Al-Awhad Ayyub

d. 1210 · 13th century

Al-Awhad Ayyub was an Ayyubid prince, son of al-Adil, who governed Mayyafariqin in Upper Mesopotamia for his father from about 1200. In 1207 he took Ahlat from the Shah-Armens, extending Ayyubid rule to Lake Van, and held it against Georgian attacks. He died in 1210, and his lands passed to his brother al-Ashraf Musa.

Al-Awhad Ayyub
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Shah-ArmensAyyubid Emirate of Mayyafariqin

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